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Projects:

F4U-4 Corsair 

 

Center Section

Center Section Center Section details

 

Cockpit

Cockpit  

Fuselage

Firewall Forward

Firewal Forward Firewal Forward
Firewal Forward Firewal Forward
Cowl Flaps Cowl Flaps

Wing

 

Details

 

Hydraulic Components Components
Hydraulics components
Landing gear components
Components  

Current Restorations

Flying Heritage Collection

P-38 Lightning

Feenix Partners

P-38 F Lightning "White 33"

F7F Tigercat, 80375

Jim Tobul

F4U-4 Corsair

 

Past Restorations

Flying Heritage Collection

P-47 Thunderbolt

P-51 Mustang

Neal Melton's

AD-6 Skyraider

Jack Croul's

P-38 Lightning, N5596V

P-51 Mustang, N7722C

P-51 Mustang,  Project

Firewall and main center section spar after sheet metal are complete and after paint Firewall and main center section spar after sheet metal are complete and after paint

Right side flapwell center section wing trailing edge fit up of flap gap seals Right side flapwell center section wing trailing edge fit up of flap gap seals

The cockpit section painted and parts being installed The cockpit section painted and parts being installed

Right side engine QEC i build up fixture Right side engine QEC i build up fixture

Left side QEC build up fixture Left side QEC build up fixture

Cowl flap ring prior to cowl flap installation Cowl flap ring prior to cowl flap installation

Accessory compartment prior to accessory installation Accessory compartment prior to accessory installation

Fit up of cowl flaps Fit up of cowl flaps

Finished cowl flaps painted and with micarta installed Finished cowl flaps painted and with micarta installed

Hydraulic components during disassembly and inspection Hydraulic components during disassembly and inspection

All parts are disassembled, cleaned inspected, doucmented prior to final assembly All parts are disassembled, cleaned, inspected, doucmented prior to final assembly

Final adjustment and testing of hydraulic components prior to installation Final adjustment and testing of hydraulic components prior to installation

All hydraulic valves and components are completely disassembled and inspected All hydraulic valves and components are completely disassembled and inspected

Main landing gear and compoments after disassembly, NDT, plating and painting. Ready for final installation Main landing gear and compoments after disassembly, NDT, plating and painting. Ready for final installation

Tail cone internal components prior to installation Tail cone internal components prior to installation

All major attaching hardware is stripped and tested by level II NDT inspection before being replated All major attaching hardware is stripped and tested by level II NDT inspection before being replated

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Restorations

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Propeller Shop

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Metal Shop

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Current Projects:

 P-38 Forward Boom Section       
 P-38 Aft Booms
P-38 Center Section     P-38 Center Section

 

Past Projects:

P-38         P-51
P-47   FHC P-51


P-38 forward boom section (gear well) in build up fixure.


P-38 Aft booms and empennage assembly after rebuild. All components were prefabricated in fixures and shown here after final assembly.


P-38 top center section shown here in fixture during rebuild.


P-38 center section bottom shown here during rebuild, including flap well section.


Jack Croul's P-38 after IRAN being taken up for a test flight. Photograph by Ernie Viskupic


Jack Croul's P-51 first test flight.


Flying Heritage Collection's P-47 first test flight


Flying Heritage Collection's P-51 flying over Seattle Washington. Photograph by John Dibbs